News Archive - Tax and Financial Planning

FSA Fines Three Over Share Dealing
Holiday Letting Property a Business, Not an Investment
Lump Sum Option for Small Pension Plans
Interest on Tax on Gift - Assessment Date Crucial
Facts Critical in Residence Claim
Cases Show Need for Caution in Choosing Financial Advisers
HMRC Attack on Discounted Gift Scheme Succeeds
HMRC Crack Down on Foreign Property Tax Avoidance
If You do Not Understand it, Take Advice
HMRC Tighten Property Ownership Disclosure
IHT Planning Exercise Fails Due to Covenants
Equitable Compensation to be Tax Free
HMRC to Name and Shame 'Dodgy' Tax Advisers
Businessman UK Resident Despite HMRC Guidance
NS&I Withdraws Savings Certificates
Working Abroad and Tax Residence
Changes to US Estate Tax
Radical changes to taxation system proposed by IFS
Transferable Nil-Rate Bands - New Code of Practice
Pension Scheme Not Obliged to Award Discretionary Increases
HMRC Checks on IHT Valuations
Taxing Times for Trusts
Discretionary Trusts - Possible Ways Forward
IFAs Face Twin Negligence Claims
IHT Changes of Importance to Executors
HMRC Wins Dividend Tax Case
Bankruptcy Annulled When HMRC Ignore Disability Discrimination Obligations
Changes to Tax Credits
Victory for Taxpayer in IHT Claim
Private Residence Must Be Genuine, Rules Court
Principal Private Residence Relief - Prove it or Lose it
'Valuation of the Whole' Approach to IHT Upheld by Tribunal
Income Tax Relief Denied on Donation from Inheritance
IHT Nil Rate Band Transfers
Mistakes, Mistakes
HMRC Tax Attack on Property Undervaluation Successful
New Guidance on Heritage Property
Court Rejects Privilege Claim
Care Home Residence Does Not Terminate Occupation
Statute Overrides Fairness and Common Sense
Should You Give Your House to Your Children?
Ash Cloud Relief for Non-Residents
HMRC to Name and Shame Tax Dodgers
Emigrating and Tax
IHT Determined by Open Market Value
Five Jailed for Investment Fraud Targeting Expats
Private Investments and Tax Losses: Caution Advised
Investigations of Wealthy Lead to Tax Take Increase
Budget Action Points for Private Clients
Year End IHT Planning
When is an Agreement Not an Agreement? - When it is With The Tax Man
Furnished Holiday Lettings - Time is Running Out
HMRC Can See Accountants' Tax Advice to Clients
Funding the First Step On the Ladder
Saving IHT the Easy Way
ISA Limits Increased for Over 50s
IHT Nil Rate Band - Keep Your Hands On the Old Will
IHT and the Recession
Meeting the Cost of Long-Term Care
Taking Pension Early Can Mean Reduction
Too Good to be True is Too Good to be True
New Guidance on Residence
Be Careful What Claims You Make
Asset Transfers Between Spouses - Pitfalls
Watch Out for Share Option Trap
EIS Tax Relief - Check the Rules Carefully
HMRC Issues Guidance on Residence and Domicile
Foreign Homes - Can You Claim a Tax Refund?
Bank Compensates Elderly Couple for Unnecessary IHT Plan
Collector's Piece Need Not be High Value
Foreign Property - Hard Times Can Bring Hard Luck
Tax Man First, Family Second
HMRC Make Tax Returns Easier for Partnerships
Start of Year Tax Planning
Charity Donations Through the Tax Return
Charity Deductions - Tax Law Change Ahead?
Great News for Land Owners After Tax Appeal
Northern Rock - Tax Guidance
Helping You Make Savings
Boosting Your State Pension
Credit Crunch - Tips for Clients
Expat Pension Freeze Fair
Tax and Domicile
Tax - Negligence and the Burden of Proof
Business Assets and IHT
New Tax Penalty Regime - Reminder
Your Home Abroad - Is a Company Best?
HMRC Win Tax Residence Case
The New ISA Rules
Alliance and Leicester Customers - Check your Interest Certificates
HMRC Targets Tax Haven Accounts
Cohabitation and Death
Tax Consequences of Keeping Your Home When You Move
CGT and Non-Business Assets
The New CGT Regime - Winners and Losers
Should I Have a SIPP?
Tax Man Getting Tougher
HMRC After Foreign Income
HMRC in Buy to Let Probe
IHT Compliance Burden Reduced
Budget 2008 - Thoughts for Private Clients
Pensions Offer Flexibility
HMRC Win Residence Decision
Northern Rock - Good News for ISA Holders
HMRC Warns Buy-to-Let Landlords
Jan 31 Deadline Looms for Private Residence Claim
Taxman Targets More Offshore Account Holders
Mental Capacity Code of Practice
Revenue Get Tough on Investigations
Economic Woes to Force Tax-Raising Budget?
HMRC Seek Proceeds of Crime
Valuing Annuity Payments for IHT
Offshore Bank Accounts - Revenue Ready to Pounce
Tax Mistakes - Revenue Not Liable
Mental Capacity - The Law
Budget Bulletin for Private Clients
Tax-Efficient Charitable Giving
Year End Tax Planning
ECJ Rejects Inheritance Tax Plea
Days In UK Redefined for Tax Purposes
Pre Owned Assets Less Than A Month Left to Act
Tax Efficient Charitable Giving
Passing On Shares - Valuation Trap
Criminals to Face New Restrictions
Revenue Seek New 'Customers'
Revenue to Chase Foreign Home Owners
NHS Rebuffed Over Care Funding Policy
Revenue on Look Out for Foreign Bank Accounts
Time Running out for Endowment Misselling Claims
Family Company - Children on the Board?
Standard Life Flotation Latest
When Wills Will or Won't
Pension 'A' Day - Key Facts
What To Do With a Failing Endowment Policy
Chancellor Attacks Trusts
Asylum Bill - Tax Implications?
The Child Trust Fund
Twin Defeats on Benefits
Pensions Simplification - What is Happening?
Inheritance Tax Planning and Your Will
Be Careful Over Wording
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